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The 5 Best Harbor Freight Tool Gems
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2 Sep ’15 - 10:15 am
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I'm really leaning towards that dust collector 

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I like Harbor Freight.  If I buy a tool and burn it up, that tells me it might be worth it to buy a better quality tool.  I just don't buy any tools that require precise tolerances to run, like pneumatic nailers.  I've never had one from HF that worked well out of the box.

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Newsletter bought me survival knife last year from there, think he paid 8 bucks. I'm going to go do something awesome with it to show harbor freight doesn't suck. This may take a few days.

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I second that on the clamps; those things rock for the money! I shop at Harbor Freight quasi-regularly and have had great luck with some of their stuff. 

Things from HF that I own and think are worthwhile:

  • 3 Ton Floor Jack
  • 1 Ton Shop Crane (Foldable)
  • Crowbars, Prybars, & breakerbars (cheap and reliable; I own a bunch)
  • Transmission scissor jack

Harbor Freight gets a bad rap from guys that abuse tools; if you treat them right, a lot of their stuff isn't too bad actually. I frequent the store here in Flint. 

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nice!

for the record, the knife sucks! I'm going back to my trusty side arms

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